1. Truth in American Education: This is one of the best websites for anything you want to know about Common Core, Race to the Top, and other educational issues. Be sure to click on the “Common Core” tab at the top of the home page to find out everything you ever wanted to know about the subject. (i.e., who’s pushing it, the money behind it, the costs to the states, etc.)
http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common-core-state-standards/
3. This is article contains a brief description of CCSSI in Alabama, “Common Core Standards” (Sept 23, 2011) written by Gary Palmer of the Alabama policy Institute. http://www.alabamapolicy.org/viewpoints/article.php?id_art=477